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Battle Royale

Limited Time Mode: The Getaway

Welcome to The Getaway! In this mode, players will race to find a Jewel and take it to a Getaway Van before everyone else to win the match!

Mode Details

Jewels

Jewels can be found in special supply drop safes, located along the edge of the first storm circle. The safes take a long time to open, so make sure the area is clear before attempting to claim a Jewel!

Four Jewels will be in play on the map AT ALL TIMES. If a player escapes with a Jewel or one is lost in the storm, a new supply drop will bring a replacement.

When a Jewel is picked up, it will be visible on the map to everyone for 30 seconds.

Carrying a Jewel will give players health & shields over time, but also slow them down by 10%.

Getaway Vans

Four TOTAL Getaway Vans will be in the map, three that arrive early in the match and one more that shows up near the end.

Getaway Vans float in mid-air, Jewel carriers must build up and then interact with them in order to complete a Getaway.

The goal is to find or steal a Jewel and take it to one of the vans in order to secure a Victory Royale.

Once they arrive, safe drops and Getaway Vans will be visible on the map at all times.

12 red "Pursuit" Supply Drops land at the very beginning of the match. These carry a variety of longer-range weapons and other items, and are the only way to obtain the new Grappler in this mode.

Resource harvesting amounts increased by 50%.

Only Rare weapons or higher will be found in this mode.

Rifts, Rift-To-Go and Launchpads have been removed to reduce mobility for Getaway Van engagements.

Profile Stats (K/D & Wins) are tracked in this mode, but Umbrellas are not awarded for wins.

Weapons + Items

Grappler added.

Fire at a nearby object to pull yourself towards it.

Can be found in Vending Machines, floor loot, Treasure Chests, Supply Drops, and Supply Llamas.

Chain multiple shots together to travel great distances.

Has 15 charges. Discarded when charges are depleted.

Epic rarity.

Vaulted Revolvers

Rarity color adjustments (NOTE: The original percentages for drops were incorrect. We have since updated the percentages to clarify the exact change to the weapons).

Some items have been removed or modified to better reflect their effectiveness. This only affects their colors and other characteristics are unchanged.

The amounts granted are considerably higher than normal Mission Alerts

These rewards can be earned 3 times every 24 hours.

Ride The Lightning and Launch The Rocket now use direction-based spawning.

The direction the enemies approach from will change at each stage.

Compensation for missing mission rewards

Due to recent problems with missions failing to grant rewards upon completion we are doing a round of compensation for all players.

Players will receive hero/schematic/survivor XP, evolution materials, perk materials, and gold, with amounts scaled based on their account progression.

Additional resource grants will be rolled out to affected players shortly after update 5.40, scaled based on the number of missions, and difficulty of the missions, completed that failed to grant rewards.

Players will also receive a complimentary Smorgasbord Llama, which can be opened from the Loot tab.